Supervisors approve truck purchases, a military-surplus transfer and roll-off rental for flood cleanup

Washington County supervisors approved several resource and procurement items aimed at restoring emergency services and clearing debris following recent floods.

The board authorized $400,000 from previously reserved funds to purchase a demo fire truck for the Green Springs Fire Department after staff said the unit was located at roughly $480,000. Board members discussed payment timing, sale proceeds from the old truck and insurance recoveries; Mr. Pennington moved to appropriate $400,000 and the motion carried by voice vote.

Separately, staff reported a demo price for a Glade department truck of roughly $313,488; the board approved allotting funds (approximately $313,000) so the department can secure that vehicle and asked staff to return with financing specifics.

The sheriff’s office asked the board to authorize transfer of controlled surplus military vehicles and equipment received through the federal program; county staff explained that items classified as controlled property must either be returned to the military or transferred to another locality. The board approved transfers for items 1–5 back to the military and the transfer of a ‘peacekeeper’ armored vehicle to a North Carolina agency.

The solid-waste department received a contingency transfer of $20,200 to rent two roll-off trucks for four weeks while the transfer station is shut down for laboratory replacement. Staff said the county’s contingency balance was $250,398.25 before the transfer and provided the procurement quotes used to justify the emergency rental.

All measures were approved by motion and voice vote during the meeting; specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.